Digital Citizenship Unit 1

lesson 1

100

“ electronic devices and media platforms such as computers, cell phones, the Internet, digital video, social networking sites, video games, and virtual worlds that allow users to create, communicate, and interact with one another or with the device or application itself” Excerpt From: Common Sense Media. “Digital Literacy & Citizenship Student Workbook: Grades 6-8.” Common Sense Media, 2014. iBooks. https://itun.es/us/kx7qV.l

What is digital media?

200

“ a literary device for comparing two unlike things” Excerpt From: Common Sense Media. “Digital Literacy & Citizenship Student Workbook: Grades 6-8.” Common Sense Media, 2014. iBooks. https://itun.es/us/kx7qV.l

What is a simile?

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“ communication, including television, radio, and newspapers, that often reaches and impacts a large audience ” Excerpt From: Common Sense Media. “Digital Literacy & Citizenship Student Workbook: Grades 6-8.” Common Sense Media, 2014. iBooks. https://itun.es/us/kx7qV.l

What is media?

400

some things people might say are... . cell phones . computers . Ipod

What is your favorite type of digital media?

500

“ My media life is like a desert, because there is little life there.” Excerpt From: Common Sense Media. “Digital Literacy & Citizenship Student Workbook: Grades 6-8.” Common Sense Media, 2014. iBooks. https://itun.es/us/kx7qV.l

What is a simile?

lesson 2

100

“If you are searching for mullet but you want the fish and not the hairstyle, you would enter: mullet -hair.” Excerpt From: Common Sense Media. “Digital Literacy & Citizenship Student Workbook: Grades 6-8.” Common Sense Media, 2014. iBooks. https://itun.es/us/kx7qV.l

What is adding a minus sign?

200

“Use quotation marks. A teen searching for the president’s residence should search “White House” rather than white house.” Excerpt From: Common Sense Media. “Digital Literacy & Citizenship Student Workbook: Grades 6-8.” Common Sense Media, 2014. iBooks. https://itun.es/us/kx7qV.l

What is using quotation marks?

300

“You can often specify dates, exact words you’re looking for, or even languages you want in your results in search engines such as Google, Yahoo!, or Bing.” Excerpt From: Common Sense Media. “Digital Literacy & Citizenship Student Workbook: Grades 6-8.” Common Sense Media, 2014. iBooks. https://itun.es/us/kx7qV.l

What is using advanced search options?

400

“Searches enable you to access the huge store of information on the Web, so take some time to see what’s out there! Don’t just look at the first results, and don’t rely only on familiar sources like Wikipedia or About.com.” Excerpt From: Common Sense Media. “Digital Literacy & Citizenship Student Workbook: Grades 6-8.” Common Sense Media, 2014. iBooks. https://itun.es/us/kx7qV.l

What is using your search results?

500

“If you are searching for parks and you include .gov as a keyword, you should receive government websites in your results. If you are searching for parks and you include .com as a keyword, you should receive results that are companies related to parks.” Excerpt From: Common Sense Media. “Digital Literacy & Citizenship Student Workbook: Grades 6-8.” Common Sense Media, 2014. iBooks. https://itun.es/us/kx7qV.l

"What is searching for and pay attention to URL domain types. .com = company​
.gov = government website ​
.edu = educational institution ​
.org = organization” Excerpt From: Common Sense Media. “Digital Literacy & Citizenship Student Workbook: Grades 6-8.” Common Sense Media, 2014. iBooks. https://itun.es/us/kx7qV.l

lesson 3

100

“ an attempt to trick someone, usually with the intention of stealing money or private information” Excerpt From: Common Sense Media. “Digital Literacy & Citizenship Student Workbook: Grades 6-8.” Common Sense Media, 2014. iBooks. https://itun.es/us/kx7qV.l

What is a scam

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“a type of crime in which your private information is stolen and used for criminal activity ” Excerpt From: Common Sense Media. “Digital Literacy & Citizenship Student Workbook: Grades 6-8.” Common Sense Media, 2014. iBooks. https://itun.es/us/kx7qV.l

What is identity theft?

300

“in a position that makes it easier for you to be harmed or attacked” Excerpt From: Common Sense Media. “Digital Literacy & Citizenship Student Workbook: Grades 6-8.” Common Sense Media, 2014. iBooks. https://itun.es/us/kx7qV.l

What is vulnerable?

400

“when people send you phony emails, pop-up messages, social media messages, texts, calls, or links to fake websites in order to hook you into giving out your personal and financial information” Excerpt From: Common Sense Media. “Digital Literacy & Citizenship Student Workbook: Grades 6-8.” Common Sense Media, 2014. iBooks. https://itun.es/us/kx7qV.l

What is phishing?

500

“Need to verify account information Sense of urgency Spelling errors Alert that your account is in trouble Link in email or attachment Too good to be true Generic greeting” Excerpt From: Common Sense Media. “Digital Literacy & Citizenship Student Workbook: Grades 6-8.” Common Sense Media, 2014. iBooks. https://itun.es/us/kx7qV.l

What is the kinds of information that identity thieves look for

lesson 4

100

“Kevin sends his friend José a short video he made at home, a reenactment of a famous fantasy movie scene. José, laughing at how Kevin looks, shows it to some other boys at school. The boys laugh at Kevin too, and then decide to post it on a video-sharing website. Millions of people then view Kevin’s video. Nasty comments are posted. Every day, Kevin goes online to check the site and sees more comments like “idiot” and “fat nerd.” Every day, he goes to school and hears similar cruel comments from his classmates. ” Excerpt From: Common Sense Media. “Digital Literacy & Citizenship Student Workbook: Grades 6-8.” Common Sense Media, 2014. iBooks. https://itun.es/us/kx7qV.l

What is an example of cyberbullying?

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“someone who sees cyberbullying happening, but does nothing to help” Excerpt From: Common Sense Media. “Digital Literacy & Citizenship Student Workbook: Grades 6-8.” Common Sense Media, 2014. iBooks. https://itun.es/us/kx7qV.l

What is a bystander?

300

“someone who helps when they see cyberbullying occur ” Excerpt From: Common Sense Media. “Digital Literacy & Citizenship Student Workbook: Grades 6-8.” Common Sense Media, 2014. iBooks. https://itun.es/us/kx7qV.l

What is an upstander?

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“ to imagine the feelings that someone else is experiencing” Excerpt From: Common Sense Media. “Digital Literacy & Citizenship Student Workbook: Grades 6-8.” Common Sense Media, 2014. iBooks. https://itun.es/us/kx7qV.l

What is empathize?

500

“Step in to help in a cyberbullying situation by letting the target know you are there ​
for them. Listen to and empathize with the target. Do not spread rumors; instead, tell the cyberbully to stop. Report what is happening to a trusted adult or website administrator, or encourage the target to tell a trusted adult. A trusted adult is someone who you believe will listen and has the skills, desire, and authority to help you.” Excerpt From: Common Sense Media. “Digital Literacy & Citizenship Student Workbook: Grades 6-8.” Common Sense Media, 2014. iBooks. https://itun.es/us/kx7qV.l

What is being an upstander?

lesson 5

100

“Any idea or artistic creation that is recorded in some form, whether it’s a hard copy or digital.” Excerpt From: Common Sense Media. “Digital Literacy & Citizenship Student Workbook: Grades 6-8.” Common Sense Media, 2014. iBooks. https://itun.es/us/kx7qV.l

What is creative work?

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“A law that protects your control over the creative work you make so that people must get your permission before they copy, share, or perform your work.” Excerpt From: Common Sense Media. “Digital Literacy & Citizenship Student Workbook: Grades 6-8.” Common Sense Media, 2014. iBooks. https://itun.es/us/kx7qV.l

What is a copy right

300

“a kind of copyright that makes it easier for people to copy, share, and build on your creative work, as long as they give you credit for it” Excerpt From: Common Sense Media. “Digital Literacy & Citizenship Student Workbook: Grades 6-8.” Common Sense Media, 2014. iBooks. https://itun.es/us/kx7qV.l

What is Creative Commons?

400

“ a clear way to define the copyright of your creative work so people know how it can be used” Excerpt From: Common Sense Media. “Digital Literacy & Citizenship Student Workbook: Grades 6-8.” Common Sense Media, 2014. iBooks. https://itun.es/us/kx7qV.l

What is a license?

500

“Stealing copyrighted work by downloading or copying it in order to keep, sell, or give it away without permission and without paying.” Excerpt From: Common Sense Media. “Digital Literacy & Citizenship Student Workbook: Grades 6-8.” Common Sense Media, 2014. iBooks. https://itun.es/us/kx7qV.l

What is piracy?